Improved invalid chair and lounge



UNITED STATES WILLIAM T. nAsTEs, on

sUMMIfrvILLE, INDIANA.

IMPRovED lnvAtlo oHAlF AND LOUNGE..

Specification forming part of Letters Patent lilo.4 106,343. dated August V16. 1870.

VTo all whom tm/ay concern,.-

Beitknown that I, WILLIAM T.l EAsTns, of Summitville, county of Madison, and State of Indiana, have invented anew and Improved Combined Invalid Chair and Lounge, of which the following is a clear, full, and exact de vseription, ret'erencebeing had to the aceompanying drawings, making' apart of this specicatiom in whichcan be changed to'rcertain positions for the convenience of thev nurse, and for the'comfort and accommodation of sich, aged, and helpless persons.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

A represents a lounge or bedstead, on the center of which is secured the, `invalid-chair,

which turns easilyl ou a pivot-screw at c. The

back B, bottom C, and front rest,D,ofthe chair are connected by pivoted joints at m m. The bars d e are connected with each other, and also with the back and bottom of thechair, by pivoted joints (m m, sothat when the chair forms the slatted bottom of thebedstead the pieces d e vlie smoothly in the same plane, and,

ywhen the part B is raised to form the back of the chair thepieces d c are forced up to form the arms`of the chair.

VVlie-n thechair is in` the position shown in Figi, the frontv rest, D, is allowed to fall, thus forming an easyand comfortable-chair. \Vhen it is desired to place the invalid in' a recumbent position, the rest D is raised by means ofthe`perforated Astrap gto alevelfwith the bottom of the bedstead, and then the chair is turned onl its pivot-screw o to a 'position at rightangles with that shown in Fig. 1. Then,

A by means of the elevating-prop b,and the lowering-strap g, the chair may be made to assume any incline desired, as shown in Fig. 4,

Fig. 3. The' notched sillpp revolves with the chair, and. is always behind the back JB, ready to catch the elevating-prop b. The notched sills da are stationary, to' catch and hold the elevating-prop b When the chair is being used 'securing the rest D in a horizontal position 'when notin` use. By means of the perforated 'strap g and the 'hook or button t' (see Fig. 4) the rest D may belowered or raised to suit-the comfort of the invalid. l

In order to raise a-sick person from hisbed, raise the elevating-prop band lodge it in the `notched sill p p. With the strap g turn the the invalidc'an rise to his feet, as if froml -an ordinary chair. In lying down the opposite' lift the patients feet, turn the chair, and then lower the back B, all without fonce touching ,the sick person, thusavoiding the necessity of the relief of the nurse. p

The side board, E, Fig..2, is caused` to slide belowthe button ewhen the chair is in use.

to conceal the chair, and is held inV place by the button e, or itsequivalent.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, -is-f;

A combined lounge and invalid-chair, coinposed of a frame, A, constructed with a sliding side board, E, parts B, C, and D, pivoted as described, and revolving on the centerscrew, with the elevating-prop I), notched sills p p and a a, arms d e, latch G, and perforated strap g, all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth. Y

. WILLIAM 'I'. EASTIES.

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-or become the horizontal lounge, vas shown in` as a lounge and an incline. G is a latch for.

entire bed, and-lower the front rest, D. Ivhen yprocess is observed, the nurse having only to i lifting the patient7 much to hiscomfort, and to,

\Vhen the chair is not in use, the side-E is raised 1 

